Ross files restraining order on daughter

The Swarm star Katharine Ross has filed a restraining order against her daughter Cleo Rose.

The actress filed a request for protection without the assistance of a lawyer on March 8 after an allegedly violent confrontation with her daughter, according to court documents obtained by People.

In the legal filings, Ross claims that Cleo stabbed her with a knife in the arm several times and then attempted to cut the phone line when the star tried to dial for emergency help.

Ross further asserted her 27-year-old daughter "verbally and emotionally abused [her] even as a little girl but became increasingly violent at age 12 or 13" with the animus increasing in the last year.

Under the current order of protection, Cleo must stay at least 100 yards away from her mother's residence, car, and workplace until a court hearing is held on March 30 in Santa Monica.

Ross's rep has declined to comment on the matter.

The actress, who is married to Cleo's father Sam Elliott, first gained fame as the indecisive bride in The Graduate and later landed major roles in Hollywood films such as The Stepford Wives, Voyage of the Damned and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.